bm-it Server Co-location

Get ultimate performance and flexibility by co-locating your server into our fully secure data centre. We house your server in a state-of-the-art environment with 24/7 security, so all you have to do is maintain your server.

Ultimate performance
Companies wishing to fully exploit the advantages of the internet must ensure that their servers, especially web servers, are located where customers are guaranteed to receive top speed access to their server content.

By locating your servers within our co-location and hosting centre on the outskirts of Banbury we can provide you with the ultimate environment in which to house your server to enable top performance coupled with a dual carrier high speed connection to the internet, or a direct connection such as a leaseline to your premises.

You will also benefit from our IT investment into the co-location environment, without the costs of investing in your own server rooms. We provide full cabinets of space, power to the cabinet, generator backup to ensure your servers remain highly available, air conditioning and fire suppression systems to ensure the server environment is totally resilient.

Ultimate protection
In the event of a power failure your server is protected through an uninterruptible power supply with further protection via a generator providing power availability for many hours. The location of your server is built above flood level with security protection and restricted access is permitted only to authorised members of staff.

Flexible upgrades
bm-it is committed to providing the best quality service and should your needs change over time, has a flexible array of upgrade options to ensure that you can be on the leading edge of the Internet with the minimum of technical hassles and the best possible value for money.

The package

  • Lockable 47U cabinets for racking your servers
  • Cabinet power (24kW per cabinet, as standard)
  • Standard triple power supply
  • Remote hands and eyes (Rebooting changing cables and other basic services).
  • Internet access from 512K with direct connection to the IP network
  • Optional 24hr network support and server monitoring

Key features of Server Co-location
Direct connection to the bm-it network - your server is located on a dedicated high performance switched 10 or 100Mb Ethernet port, ensuring your customers or employees have high speed access to your server.

Access to information - you are able to edit and update the information held on your server from your desktop via any internet connection - you have full root access to your servers.

Bandwidth - your server can have full access to the amount of bandwidth you require. From 512K to Gigabit.

24/7 support - The bm-it Co-location and hosting Environment is monitored 24/7 we are happy to Provide a hands and eyes service or indeed a full support package.

Maximum Flexibility
Because you own the equipment, you are free to upgrade or configure it exactly as you require. There are no restrictions on the software you can run or the operating system used.

Considerable Savings
Co-locating allows you to make considerable savings compared to hosting your server at your own site. Even if you do have dedicated access, a co-located server will give you far better response times as it is directly connected to the backbone of our network - providing you with a superb, high capacity, resilient internet connection.